From Dacia 1300 to Dacia Logan/Duster. The History of a Controversial Brand
25 Nov 2010, 14:28 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / Nicolae Ceausescu (former Romanian president/dictator) in 1966, about the new Dacia 1100/Renault 8 car: “It’s just right for idiots”. The history of the Dacia brand couldn&rsquo...
Dacia Predicts 8 New Releases by 2015
5 Nov 2010, 13:34 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Romanian car manufacturer Dacia plans the release of no less than 8 new models and facelifts by 2015. Among the newcomers, at least one will be a completely new design, probably a low-cost city car ...
Lada Granta, Europe's Newest Low Cost Car
3 Sep 2010, 13:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When French manufacturer Renault introduced the Romanian-built Logan some years back, the world was amazed at how a low-cost car can present its owners with more than decent features and performance...
Logan MCV Becomes Lada R90
26 Aug 2010, 06:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The increasing chatter about the Russian from AvtoVAZ using Dacia-Renault's Logan platform to build their own vehicles turned into reality today in Moscow, where AvtoVAZ presented the Lada R90,...
Logan, Sandero Automatic to Be Unveiled in Moscow
23 Aug 2010, 06:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The success of the Romanian built Dacia Logan and Sandero models is forcing French manufacturer Renault to think about tapping into segments of the automotive industry which were up until now off li...
Skoda to Debut Logan Rival this Month
13 Aug 2010, 08:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The cheapest model in Skoda’s lineup is about to take the world by surprise at the end of this month, as the Czech manufacturer will take the wraps off what is said to be the company’s D...
AvtoVAZ to Build Logan-Based Cars
22 Jul 2010, 10:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The synergies between French manufacturer Renault and Russia group AvtoVAZ has been strengthened in the past year or so, with Renault stepping in as the knight in shinning armor and saving the Russi...
Renault's Motrio Tire Range is Successful
29 Apr 2010, 10:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Back in January 2010, Renault has launched Motrio, its own tire range, introducing it to France, Portugal, Germany, Turkey, Romania, Spain and Belgium. The initiative made Renault the first and o...
Mahindra Slashes Logan Prices in India
25 Apr 2010, 11:36 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Mahindra & Mahindra, India’s top utility vehicle and tractor maker, has operated price-cuts for its Logan car of 5 percent to 12 percent in order to boost sales of the Renault-sourced seda...
Skoda Working on Logan Rival
22 Feb 2010, 08:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Earlier today it has emerged that Skoda is working on a new model that would join the range between the Fabia subcompact and the Octavia sedan. However, according to a report by Autonews, the car is...
Renault Preps Algerian Plant for Logan, Sandero
10 Feb 2010, 08:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / French manufacturer Renault is currently studying possibilities to set up a new plant in Algeria that would be responsible for the production of several models, including Dacia's Logan and Sand...
Dacia Duster to be Launched in May
21 Jan 2010, 16:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Dacia Duster light SUV will, most probably, be launched in May as Jack Chauvet, Executive Council President of the automaker revealed in a statement for Mediafax. He added that the car’...
China: Nissan 2009 Sales Up 39%
15 Jan 2010, 14:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Nissan has announced that its overall 2009 sales in the Chinese Market (including the Infinity brand) increased by 39% totaling 756,000 vehicles. For the Nissan brand, 2009 has been an even bette...
Dacia Introduces Logan, Sandero and Logan MCV Black Line
7 Jan 2010, 07:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault's budget-minded brand Dacia has just rolled out a new limited edition version of Logan, Sandero and Logan MCV that is exclusively available to French buyers. Marketed as Black Line, the...
Mahinda Renault to Lower Logan Production Due to Low Sales
5 Jan 2010, 08:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Dacia's Logan, a successful model generally sold around the world as rebadged Renaults, is losing ground in India, a market where it is currently manufactured by Mahindra Renault. Sales of the ...
More Rumors: Dacia Fluence in the Works
15 Dec 2009, 10:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Dacia is still making the headlines with its recently-revealed Duster SUV but it appears that the Romanian manufacturer has even more goodies prepared for the upcoming years. If we are to trust the ...
Dacia Duster in Brazil in 2011
14 Dec 2009, 08:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault has fairly ambitious plans when it comes to Dacia's Duster, the Romanian brand's first ever SUV, which is going to enter production in Europe in spring 2010. Renault's Brazili...
Renault's Logan Becomes Russia's Best-Selling Model
14 Dec 2009, 07:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault's budget-minded Logan managed to overtake Ford Focus and snatch the leading position in the top-selling foreign car chart in Russia. According to data provided by Autonews, the Logan is...
Renault Considering Stateside Return
11 Dec 2009, 09:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / French carmaker Renault will step back into the North American market in the next few years and introduce a low-budget range that is projected to return a significant market share in a struggling re...
AvtoVAZ Restructuring Plan Presented
28 Nov 2009, 10:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following a top level meeting in Paris last week, attended by Serguey Chemezov, AvtoVAZ chairman, Igor Komarov, AvtoVAZ president, Christian Esteve, Renault vice president and Serguei Skvortsov, Tro...